Carpet-strip or door-sill



(No Model.)

J. 11. FUCHS.

CARPET STRIP 0R DOOR SILL.- No. 352,745. I Patented Nov. 16, 1886..

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UNITE STATES PA ENT QFFIC EQ V JOHN H. Focus, on OHARTIER-S, ALLEGHENYooUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARPET-STRIP OR DOOR-SILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,745,,dated-November 16, 1886.

Application filed March 6, 1886. Serial No. 19:1,111. (No model.)

pet-Strips or Door-Sills; and I do hereby de-" clare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to carpet-strips or sill- I pieces for doors,thesecarpet-stripsbeing generally placed on the top of the door-sill toprovide fer a close joint between the base of the door and the floor,while at the same time it permits the door to swing out above the carpetof the room, and forms an edge against which My invention has referenceto that class of 'door-sills or carpet-strips'in' which the centralportion is adjustable vertically so as to coincide with the base of thedoor, so as to save labor in adjusting the door to the strip' in hangingthe door, or arrange a neat fit in case of sagging or warpage of thedoor or the wear or warpage of the sill, its object being to pro vide anadjustable sill or strip which will be yielding under the pressu're'ofthe door as it swings over it, so as to maintain a perfectly dust,water, or air tight joint with the base of the door, which can beadjusted perfectly to the base of the door in case of its shrinkage,

warpage, or sagging, and in which the yielding and adj ustable portionis held firmly in placein the door-sill.

The construction of the door sill-or carpetstrip is hereinafter fullyset forth and-claimed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willdescribe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective View, partly in section, showing myimproved carpetstrip. Fig. 2 is a sectional perspectiveview showing thestrip opened to permit the adjustment thereof; and Fig. 3 is a like Viewof the inter posed cushion or strip.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each.

The door-sill or carpet-strip 1 is formedin two sections, 2 3, betweenwhich is an interposed strip or cushion, 4, this interposed cushionbeing generally arranged at about the cen* ter of the carpet-strip, sothat it is directly under the door 5 when closed.

One portion of the carpet-strip-such as the portion 3-is firmly andpermanently nailed to the floor, while the other portion, 2, thereof issecured by screws or like removable devices, and theinner faces, 6, ofthese two parts ofthe carpet-strip are preferably formed inwardlyinclined toward the base thereof, so as to form a dovetailed spacebetween the two parts of the carpet-stri p, to hold the interposedcushion and prevent the same from being easily withdrawn from itsposition between the two parts 2 3 of the carpet-strip.

The interposed strip 4 is made of rubber,

leather, or like flexible material which will form a yieldingeushionwhen the door is closed over the same, thus acting to form a perfectlyair-tight joint between the carpetstrip and the door. For ordinarypurposes, however, the cushioning-strip 4 is formed of a block of rubberhaving a curved upper face, as shown, this rubber block being held inthe dovetailed space between the faces 6 of the two portions of thecarpet strip, and so forming a yielding cushion between the same, and

interposing little or no resistance to the foot in walking over thecarpet-strip.

The cushion 4 may either rest upon or be secured to the under strip, 7,it being generally preferred that this cushion be secured to the understrip by gluing, screwing, or in other suitable manner, and this understrip, 7, acts to support the cushion in its proper position and providemeans for adjusting the cushion properly to the base of the door, as incase the door fits close down upon the body of the carpet-strip and too'much friction is created between the door and the cushion the cushioncan be'lowered by simply planing off the under face of the strip 7, andif the base of the door is of peculiar shape-such as concave oreonvex-the cushion can be perfectly adjusted thereto, either byconforming the under strip, 7, to the base of the door, or by theemployment of blocks or chips 8,'of wood or other suitable material,under the supportingstrip 7.

In like case, where there is a large space be tween the door and thecarpet-strip, theentire strip 7 and the interposed cnshion4, restingthereon, may be supported on these chips or blocks in such manner as toadjust the cushion perfectly to the base of the door, and as soon as anadjustment of the strip thereto is obtained the movable portion 2 of thecarpetstrip is forced against the interposed strip or cushion 4 andsecured to the floor or door-sill in such position as to firmly hold theinterposed cushion or strip in place, this being generally done by meansof screws, as shown.

In case either the base of the door or the in terposed strip should wearin such manner as to leave a space between them, it is evident that thestrip can be easily adjusted so as to take up or close any such space.

By my improved carpet-strip I am enabled to entirely close the spacebetween the door and floor, mid prevent the entrance of air or Waterunder the door when closed, and at the same time I overcome much of thelabor of the carpenter in hanging doors, as the carpetstrip can beadjusted to the door instead of i the door to the carpet-strip.

posed piece or cushion extends but slightly above the body of thecarpet-strip, it presents substantially no obstruction in Walking overthe carpet-strip. v

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. The combination,with the longitudinallydivided door-sill orcarpet-strip, of the interposed rubber or like yielding strip 4, therigid supportingstrip 7 under the same, and means for adjusting saidinterposed strips vertically, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

2. The combinationgvith the longitudinally dividedcarpet-strip, of theinterposed rubber or like yielding strip 4, the rigid supportingstrip 7,secured thereto, and means for adj usting said interposed stripsvertically, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I, the said JOHN H. FUGIIs, have hereunto set myhand.

JOHN H. FUCHS.

Witnesses:

JAMES I. KAY, J. N, COOKIE.

